MEDIUM
Windows Console Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published Apr 13, 2021
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
Description
Windows Console Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
Affected products
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
- Version 6.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 20H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 20H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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- 20h2
- 1607
- 1803
- 1809
- 1909
- 2004
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- r2
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- r2
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- 20h2
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- 2004
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
5.5 MEDIUM CVE.org
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity Unreported
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.65% 0.00648
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00648
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
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| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 49.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 46.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 38.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 60.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 45.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 94.43th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 94.37th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 89.38th | v1 |
| May 9, 2021 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 0.00th | v1 |
| May 4, 2021 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28443 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28443 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Apr 13, 2021
Updated Aug 3, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2021
Link CVE-2021-28443
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a